"Labrador Retriever" (ラブラドール・レトリãƒãƒ¼, RaburadÅru RetoribÄ) is the 36th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on May 21, 2014 by King Records. This single was first performed at AKB48's concert in the National Olympic Stadium on March 29.[1] It was the best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,786,825 copies.[2]
Background
The lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto. In this single, Mayu Watanabe returns as the center of the main song after the release of "So Long !" 1 year and 3 months ago.[3] The main song in this single, "Labrador Retriever", was revealed to the public on March 29, 2014 during the encore session of their first concert at the National Olympic Stadium.[1]
This single will be released in five types; Type A (Normal / Limited Edition), Type K (Normal / Limited Edition), Type B (Normal / Limited Edition), Type 4 (Normal / Limited Edition) and Theater Edition.[4]
The first presses of the single came with a ticket to vote in the AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Election (to choose the members to be featured in the next AKB48's single, to be released in the summer.)
AKB48 has been releasing a summer-themed CD in May every year since "Ponytail to Shushu", which was released in May 2010. 36 members were chosen to participate in the A-side song "Labrador Retriever", which has the same number as their 2012 single "Manatsu no Sounds Good!", but 4 more than last year's summer single, "Sayonara Crawl", that featured only 32 members.[5][6]
Track listing
The first two songs on the CDs and the first two music videos on the DVDs are the same for all versions.[7]
Type A
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
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"Labrador Retriever" (ラブラドール・レトリãƒãƒ¼) | Manabu Marutani | |
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"KyÅ made no Melody" (今日ã¾ã§ã®ãƒ¡ãƒãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ¼, "The Melody Until Today", Yuko Oshima's graduation song) | Yoshimasa Inoue | |
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"Kimi wa Kimagure" (å›ã¯æ°—ã¾ãã‚Œ, "You Are Fickle") | ShintarÅ ItÅ | Team A |
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4. |
"Labrador Retriever" (off vocal ver.) | | |
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"KyÅ made no Melody" (off vocal ver.) | | |
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"Kimi wa Kimagure" (off vocal ver.) | | |
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"Labrador Retriever Music Video" | Tatsuyuki Kobayashi |
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"KyÅ made no Melody Music Video" (今日ã¾ã§ã®ãƒ¡ãƒãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ¼ Music Video) | |
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"Kimi wa Kimagure Music Video" (å›ã¯æ°—ã¾ãã‚Œ Music Video) | |
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"Nakamura 'Kengai' Mariko's Hosaremen Talk" (ä¸æ‘"åœå¤–"麻里åã®å¹²ã•ã‚Œãƒ¡ãƒ³è¬›åº§) | |
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Type K
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
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"Itoshiki Rival" (æ„›ã—ãライãƒãƒ« "My Dear Rival") | Fuku Takafumi | Team K |
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6. |
"Itoshiki Rival" (off vocal ver.) | | |
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"Itoshiki Rival Music Video" (æ„›ã—ãライãƒãƒ« Music Video) | |
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4. |
"Making of Labrador Retriever First Part" ( Making of ラブラドール・レトリãƒãƒ¼ã€€å‰ç·¨) | |
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Type B
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
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"B Garden" (Bガーデン) | Katsuhiko Yamamoto | Team B |
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6. |
"B Garden" (off vocal ver.) | | |
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3. |
"B Garden Music Video" (Bガーデン Music Video) | |
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4. |
"Making of Labrador Retriever Latter Part" (Making of ラブラドール・レトリãƒãƒ¼ã€€å¾Œç·¨) | |
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Type 4
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
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"Heart no Dasshutsu Game" (ãƒãƒ¼ãƒˆã®è„±å‡ºã‚²ãƒ¼ãƒ "The Heart Escape Game") | Fuku Takafumi | Team 4 |
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6. |
"Heart no Dasshutsu Game" (off vocal ver.) | | |
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3. |
"Heart no Dasshutsu Game Music Video" (ãƒãƒ¼ãƒˆã®è„±å‡ºã‚²ãƒ¼ãƒ Music Video) | |
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4. |
"Yuria Kizaki's Team 4 Music Video Micchaku Report" (木崎ゆりã‚ã®Team 4 Music Video密ç€ãƒ¬ãƒãƒ¼ãƒˆ) | |
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Theater Edition
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
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"Futari wa Dekiteru" (2人ã¯ãƒ‡ã‚テル, "We Were Cheating") | Kazuya Izumi | |
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6. |
"Futari wa Dekiteru" (off vocal ver.) | | |
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Members
"Labrador Retriever"
The center performer for the title track is Mayu Watanabe. The list of performers is as follows:[1][3]
- AKB48:Anna Iriyama, Rina Kawaei, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Minami Takahashi, Rie Kitahara, Mako Kojima, Yui Yokoyama, Nana Owada, Juri Takahashi, Mayu Watanabe, Yuki Kashiwagi, Nana Okada, Rena KatÅ, Yuria Kizaki, Miki Nishino, Minami Minegishi
- SKE48: Ryoha Kitagawa, Jurina Matsui, Mina ÅŒba, Nao Furuhata, Akari Suda, Kanon Kimoto, Rena Matsui
- NMB48: Sayaka Yamamoto, FÅ«ko Yagura, Miori Ichikawa, Shyu Yabushita, Nagisa Shibuya, Miyuki Watanabe
- HKT48: Rino Sashihara, Meru Tashima, Haruka Kodama, Aika ÅŒta, Sakura Miyawaki, Mio Tomonaga
"Kimi wa Kimagure"
- Team A: Manami Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Karen Iwata, Haruka Katayama, Rina Kawaei, Natsuki Kojima, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Minami Takahashi, Kayoko Takita, Makiho Tatsuya, Chisato Nakata, Chiyori Nakanishi, Mariko Nakamura, Rena Nishiyama, Nana Fujita, Nao Furuhata (SKE48 Team KII), Ami Maeda, Sakiko Matsui, Sakura Miyawaki (HKT48 Team KIV), Tomu Muto, Ayaka Morikawa, Fuuko Yagura (NMB48 Team M)
"Itoshiki Rival"
- Team K: Moe Aigasa, Maria Abe, Haruka Ishida, Misaki Iwasa, Mayumi Uchida, Rie Kitahara, Mako Kojima, Haruka Kodama (HKT48 Team H), Kana Kobayashi, Moe Gotou, Haruka Shimada, Hinana Shimoguchi, Shihori Suzuki, Mariya Suzuki (SNH48 Team SII), Yuka Tano, Mariya Nagao, Jurina Matsui (SKE48 Team S), Miho Miyazaki, Sayaka Yamamoto (NMB48 Team N), Ami Yumoto, Yui Yokoyama
"B Garden"
- Team B: Rina Ikoma (Nogizaka46), Rina Izuta, Natsuki Uchiyama, Ayano Umeta, Ryoka Oshima, Shizuka Oya, Nana Owada, Mayu Ogasawara, Yuki Kashiwagi (NMB48 Team N), Saya Kawamoto, Asuka Kuramochi, Aki Takajo, Juri Takahashi, Miyu Takeuchi, Miku Tanabe, Mio Tomonaga (HKT48 Team KIV), Wakana Natori, Rena Nozawa, Hikari Hashimoto, Rina Hirata, Seina Fukuoka, Aeri Yokoshima, Mayu Watanabe
"Heart no Dasshutsu Game"
- Team 4: Saho Iwatate, Rio Okawa, Miyu Omori, Ayaka Okada, Nana Okada, Rena Kato, Yuria Kizaki, Saki Kitazawa, Riho Kotani (NMB48 Team N), Marina Kobayashi, Haruka Komiyama, Yukari Sasaki, Kiara Sato, Ayana Shinozaki, Nagisa Shibuya (NMB48 Team BII), Yurina Takashima, Mizuki Tsuchiyasu, Miki Nishino, Mitsuki Maeda, Minami Minegishi, Mion Mukaichi, Yuiri Murayama, Shinobu Mogi
"Futari wa Dekiteru"
Release history
Charts
Chart (2014) |
Peak position |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 |
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Oricon Daily Singles Chart |
1 |
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart |
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- Nagisa Sakaguchi
- Yui Yokoyama
- Hijiri Tanikawa
- Nanami SatÅ
- Tsumugi Hayasaka
- Akari SatÅ
- Kasumi Mougi
- Rin Okabe
- Hitomi Honda
- Maria Shimizu
- Ayane Takahashi
- Nanase Yoshikawa
- Yui Oguri
- Erina Oda
- Shiori SatÅ
- Ayaka Hidaritomo
- Natsuki Fujimura
- Yuri Yokomichi
- YÅ«na Hattori
- Ai Yamamoto
- Haruna Hashimoto
- Reina Kita
- Kurena ChÅ
- Moeri KondÅ
- Serika Nagano
- Nao ÅŒta
- Nanami Yamada
- Ruka Yamamoto
- Momoka ÅŒnishi
- Sayuna Hama
- Ikumi Nakano
- Mei Abe
- Kotone Hitomi
- Yuri Tani
- Miu Shitao
- Riona Hamamatsu
- Yurina GyÅten
- Kaoru Takaoka
- Natsuki Hirose
- Karen Yoshida
- Rena Fukuchi
- Moeka Iwasaki
- Narumi Kuranoo
- Miyu Yoshino
- Moka Yaguchi
- Karin Shimoaoki
- Rira Miyazato
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| Members | Team S |
- Rion Azuma
- Asana Inuzuka
- Masana Oya
- Ryoha Kitagawa (concurrent as AKB48 Team 4)
- Risako Goto
- Mai Takeuchi
- Rika Tsuzuki
- Yume Noguchi
- Haruka Futamura
- Jurina Matsui
- Chikako Matsumoto (vice leader)
- Ami Miyamae
- Miki Yakata (leader)
- Suzuran Yamauchi
- Juna Yamada
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- Kyoka Isohara
- Reona Ida
- Narumi Ichino
- Madoka Umemoto (vice leader)
- Rumi Kato
- Natsuki Kamata
- Kanon Kimoto
- Haruka Kumazaki
- Kumiko Koishi
- Makiko Saito
- Mei Sakai
- Sumire Sato
- Aya Shibata
- Akari Suda (leader)
- Sana Takatera
- Marika Tani
- Nao Fukushi
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- Honoka Aikawa
- Yuka Asai
- Ayaka Ota
- Yuna Obata
- Narumi Kataoka
- Narumi Kawasaki
- Rara Goto
- Oka Suenaga
- Aika Sugiyama
- Yuki Takahata
- Nozomi Tsuji
- Kano Nojima
- Otoha Machi
- Junna Murai
- Aina Wada
- Rena Isshiki
- Ayuka Kamimura
- Kotono Shirai
- Airi Mizuno
- Maya Sugawara
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- Mai Fuchigami
- Maiko Fukagawa
- Izumi Goto
- Mina Imada
- Raira Ito
- Shino Iwahana
- Serina Kumazawa
- Sakura Miyawaki (Co-Captain)
- Madoka Moriyasu
- Aoi Motomura
- Anna Murashige
- Kanna Okada
- Aika Ota (Captain)
- Yuki Shimono
- Yuka Tanaka
- Asuka Tomiyoshi
- Mio Tomonaga
- Nao Ueki
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- Misaki Aramaki
- Hazuki Hokazono
- Sae Kurihara
- Erena Sakamoto
- Riko Tsutsui
- Emily Yamashita
- Yuna Yamauchi
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- Yui Komori
- Yuko Sugamoto
- Airi Taniguchi
- KyÅka Abe
- Sayaka Eto
- Ayaka Nakanishi
- Chiyori Nakanishi
- Marika Tani
- Kanon Kimoto
- Manami Kusaba
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- Ayane Suzuki
- Hinako Kitano
- Iori Sagara
- Junna Ito
- Karin Ito
- Kotoko Sasaki
- Mai Shinuchi
- Miona Hori
- Miria Watanabe
- Ranze Terada
- Rena Yamazaki
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- Ayaka Yoshimoto
- Honoka Yamamoto
- Mikumo Andou
- Nene Ito
- Rena Ichiki
- Rina Yamato
- Seira Hatanaka
- Seira Miyazawa
- Yukina Kashiwa
- Yumiko Iwase
- Rena Matsui
- Kyouka Yonetoku
- Nanami Nishikawa
- Risako Yada
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